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### Question: What to expect if I have Urethral cancer  (Outlook/Prognosis)?
### Response: The prognosis of urethral cancer depends on the following factors:
Anatomical location Size Stage Depth of invasion
Superficial tumors located in the distal urethra of both the female and male are generally curable. However, deeply invasive lesions are rarely curable by any combination of therapies. In men, the prognosis of tumors in the dista l (pendulous) urethra is better than for tumors of the proximal (bulbomembranous) and prostatic urethra, which tend to present at more advanced stages. Likewise, distal urethral tumors tend to occur at earlier stages in women, and they appear to have a better prognosis than proximal tumors.